Lighting fixture



Oct. 29, 1940. M. E. KANTER LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed April 29, 1939INVENTOR.

BY Marcus E. Kancer M M W ATTORNEY).

vention relates primarily to 'atented Oct. 29, 1940 UNITED STATES PATEoFF cE 2,219,541 LIGHTING FIXTURE.

Marcus E. Kanter, Cleveland. Ohio, assignor to Railley Corporation,Cleveland, Ohio,"a corporation of Ohio Application April 29, 1939;Serial n 270,883

, 3 Claims.

This invention relates to an electrical lighting fixture which isadapted to be ported upon a wall. Lighting fixtures of this characterusually include a plaque or bracket which supports a lamp socket adaptedto receive an electric lamp bulb therein. Such plaquesare usually hungon a wall some distance from the fioor and are connected withanelectrical outlet generally disposed adjacent the fioor. This intheprovision of a character described which has device for preventingunupon the terminal conwall fixture of the incorporated therein a duestrain being placed nections of the lamp socket or switch which may beassociated with the fixture.

One object of the electrical lighting fixture which includes a wallbracket or sconce which supports the lamp proper and which has securedthereto an anchoring member to which the wires or conductors are securedin such a manner as to prevent undue strain being placed upon theterminal connections of the lamp socket.

A further object of the invention is to provide a lighting fixture whichincludes a wall bracket or sconce to which is secured an electric lampsocket from which leads conductors or wires which lead through thebracket and are secured to the bracket in suchv amanner that unduestrain will not be placed upon the connections between the lamp socketand the conductor.

' A'still further object of the-invention is to provide an electricallighting fixture of the character described which comprises a bracket orbase which supports a lighting fixture and which is adapted to bedetachably supported upon a wall or the like, the bracket having securedthereto and substantially concealed thereby a switch which has a partthereof shaped to receive the conductor therethrough and to be attachedto the conductor in such a manner as to prevent undue strain beingplaced upon the connections between the conductor and switch.

A further object of the invention is toprovide an electrical lightingfixture having the above described distinguishing characteristics andfeatures and which is well adapted for production at comparatively lowcost.

Further and more limited objects of the invention will appear as thedescription proceeds and by reference to the accompanying drawing bywhich Fig. 1 is a view in rear elevation of a lighting fixture; Fig. 2is a vertical sectional view of the fixture; Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the anchoring member which is secured to the fixdetachably sup-'invention is to provide an ture and receives the conductortherethrough;v Fig.4 is a perspective view of a modified form of knotanchoring member; Fig. 5is a perspective view :of a second modified formof anchoring member adapted to have a switch secured there-v to; Fig. 6is a detailsectional view showing a wall sconce having a switchsecuredthereto and pro-' vided with an anchoring member receiving theconductor; Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 disclosing anothermodified form of the invention in which the anchoring member is formedas a part of the switch; and Fig. 8 is a detail perspective, view of theanchoring member used 'intthe construction shown in Fig. 7.

Referring now to the drawing, the reference character I designates awall bracket, plaque or sconce which is preferably in the formvof ametal plate shaped as shown most clearly in Fig.2, and which has securedthereto an arm 2 to the upper end of which is secured a lamp socket 3.The arm 2 is somewhat oval in cross section and receives therein aconductor 4 one end of which is connected with the lamp socket 3. Theconductor 4 extends through an opening 5 provided in the bracket andthence through an opening or slot 6 provided in the lower end of thebracket and has a plug 1 connected with the lower end thereofv which isadapted to be plugged into the outlet 8. Secured to the bracket 1 is ananchoring member 9,which is preferably formed of, metal and'shaped asshown in Fig. 3, and held in place bya screw l0 having an ornamentalhead H. The anchoring member 9 has an opening therein in which issecured a collar or bushing 12.

which is formed of suitableinsulating material.

In order to prevent undue strain being place upon the connectionsbetween the conductor and the socket terminals, the conductor which isin the form of a pair of flexible wires has a knot l3 tied therein andwhich is disposed immediately above and adjacent the top of theanchoring member 9. It is of course to be understood that the conductorpreferably consists of a pair of wires which are insulated from eachother and enclosed within a single covering. 7

In Fig. 6 there is disclosed a slightly modified form of fixture whichconsists of a plaque or plate I of the same general shape as the bracketl shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and which has secured thereto a switch S whichis held in place by an 50 anchoring member l4, shown in detail in Fig.8. The anchoring member I4 has a pair of bendable arms l6 and I! whichreceive the switch proper therebetween. The anchoring member is alsoprovided with a threaded member or portion l8 l5 which projects throughan opening in the wall of the bracket and is held in place by a nut l9.Disposed between the member surrounding the threaded portion I8 isadownwardly extending anchoring member 20, shown in perspective in Fig.4, and which is L-shaped in section and has an opening therein whichreceives a fiber collar or sleeve 2|. The passing of current throughconductors 22 and 23 is controlled by switch S which latter is insertedwithin the conductor two conductors are brought together below theswitch S and tied erence numeral 26, which knot. is disposed immediatelyabove the opening in the collar 2|. knot prevents any great relativemovement in a downward direction between the wires 22 and 23 and thelamp bracket and prevents undue strain being placed upon the terminalconnection to the.

switch. The switch is actuated by a push button 21.

In Fig. 7, there is disclosed still another m0diexcept that the knotanchoring member is formed as a part of the switch anchoring member I4as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5. The membertll is also L-shaped invertical section and has an opening therein which receives a fibercollar Zi to support the knot 26 tied in conductors 22 and 23 belowswitch S. The switch anchoring member N has a pair of bendablearms IBand l'l which receive the switchproper therebetween.

It frequentlyhappens that the length of the wi-rcsor conductorconnecting the lamp with the circuit is longer than is required and aportion anchoring members hereinbefore described have- I applied to anyswitch where desired, such as in- I4 and plate l and 23, as shown inFig. 6. These in a knot, indicated by the ref-.

1 claim is;

a floor or table lamp or other electrical fixture.

It will now be clear that I have provided an electrical lighting fixturewhich will accomplish the objects of the invention as hereinbeforestated. It is, of course, understood that various changes may be made inthe details of construction without departing from the spirit of myinvention. and that the embodiments of the invention herein disclosedare to be considered merely as illustrative and not in a limiting senseas the invention is limited only in accordance with the scope of theappended claims.

Having-thus described my invention, what I 1 An. electrical. fixturecomprising a support- 3 ing member-adapted to be hung on a Wall, an armcarried by said supporting member and pro jecting:outwardlytherefrom, anelectrical socket carriedbysaid arm, a conductor having one endconnected with said lamp socket and leading alongsaidarm: andthencethrough said supporting-member andshaving its opposite end adaptedfor connection with an electric line, a switch secured. to andsubstantially concealed by said supportingv member, to said. switchandconnected. with said conductor and asinglemeans securing said switch,anchoring member, arm and supporting member against. relative movement.

2.: A lighting fixture comprising a plaque adaptedto be hungon a wall,an arm extending outwardly fromsaid plaque, a lamp socket carriedbysaid. arm, aconductor having one end connectedwith said lamp socketand extending along said arm and. thence through said plaque and havendsecured to a plug for conmentwith respect to said plaque.

3. A. lighting fixture comprising a plaque adapted to be hung on a wall,an arm extending outwardly from said plaque, a lamp concealed therebyand a threaded connection securingsaid switch anchoring member, arm andplaqueag-ainst relative movement.

MARCUS E. KANTER.

an anchoring member secured.

